As episode No. 8 of “The Ultimate Fighter 16” opens, UFC President Dana White is still livid after the previous week’s episode. He’s not happy with the efforts of Michael Hill and Matt Secor, and he’s not happy with the judges, either. Michael tries to defend his conservative effort by pointing out exciting fights resulting in injury don’t help anyone win “TUF.” Coach Roy Nelson seems to feel the same way, and he’s even happy to share those feelings with the opposing team.

Back at the house, Dana makes a surprise visit. The fighters immediately come together for what Dana terms his “Here Comes the Boom” speech. Dana knows Roy’s philosophy on doing just enough to make it to finals, and he makes it clear that is simply not going to get it done. There’s no yelling, but the message is both clear and strong. Team Carwin’s Mike Ricci isn’t so sure that’s the right way to approach things. Michael, who was eliminated in the previous episode, decides he might as well start drinking – hard.

Julian Lane is happy to join in the fun. The tension builds along with the intoxication, and Michael challenges Neil Magny while Julian decides to get in Dom Waters’ face. Neil remains steadfast to Micahel’s challenge and tells him there’s no way his sorry skills and lack of courage could ever serve him well. Dom takes it a step further and removes his microphone. He’s ready to throw down. The rest of the fighters see what’s happening and step in before they can scrap. Still, tensions remain extremely high. Julian has a complete meltdown as he looks to fight just about everybody in the house.

Team Nelson’s Jon Manley isn’t impressed. He thinks it’s all just a ploy for Julian to get kicked out of the house rather than admit he can’t handle the pressure and leave on his own terms. Mike Ricci says he’s embarrassed to be associated with someone like Julian, who is now walking around and punching walls while still screaming for Dom. Meanwhile, Dom says he’s going to sleep peacefully, but he’ll be ready to throw down if Julian tries to attack him in the night.

Fortunately, things remain calm overnight, and Julian admits in the morning that he’s embarrassed. Dom says he doesn’t have any hard feelings since he knows how drunk Julian was, so it looks like we move on.

At the gym, it’s time for fight selection. Team Nelson has control of the picks, and Roy takes his own Jon Manley against Team Carwin’s James Chaney. It’s a matchup of grappling specialists.

James’ teammates call him a “borderline serial killer” and admit that he “marches to the beat of his own drum.” For his part, James admits he gets that quite often. Still, the team and coaches are very complimentary of the effort he’s put forth thus far in camp.

Next up, it’s time for the annual coaches’ challenge. It’s track and field. Roy thinks it probably favors Shane Carwin, but Shane isn’t quite so confident. Dana has upped the reward for the winning coach to $20,000, and the fighters on his team will each get $1,500. There are five events for the coaches to master: javelin, discus, shot put, long jump and 400-meter run. The first four events are each worth a three-meter advantage in the 400-meter run, which will ultimately decide the winner.

Roy wins the coin toss, but he elects to let Shane compete first in the opening event. It’s shot put, and all three of Shane’s attempts are longer than Roy’s, so he claims the first event. Next up is the javelin. Roy sets the bar early, but Shane battles back and claims that event, as well.

Up 2-0 on events thus far, it’s time for the discus. Shane cruises again and is now up 3-0 moving into the long jump. Shane takes that event, too, and he gets a 12-meter headstart in the race to determine a winner. One lap around the track, and Shane dominates that race, as well. Matt Secor says Shane actually, “took his soul and hung it on his trophy case.” Roy doesn’t run through the finish line, and a few of his fighters note that they’re disappointed in the effort. Still, Roy points out track and field has little to do with MMA, and he’s expecting to reclaim victory when the two coaches meet in December.

Finally, it’s time for the fight, and both teams seem pumped for the fight between two intense individuals.

TEAM NELSON’S JON MANLEY (7-1) VS. TEAM CARWIN’S JAMES CHANEY (7-2)

Round 1 – Referee Herb Dean in the cage. Both fighters come out firing punches from the outside. It’s not the most technical action, but it’s action. Jon lands a right hand, and his opponent moves into the clinch and falls willingly to his back and into guard. He controls his opponent’s left arm and sneaks the right leg up for a triangle choke. Jon lifts him up in an attempt to escape, but he eventually falls back to the floor. James is a little off to the side, and Jon is trying hard to slip through the hold. He lands several short left hands as he tries to transition out of the choke, but James isn’t letting go. James finally does release the legs, and Jon moves immediately into a mount position and looks for the guillotine. it’s tight, and James has to tap.
Jon Manley def. James Chaney via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1

After the fight, Jon reveals that James bit him on the chest before tapping. The attending doctor tells Dana what happens. Jon is willing to give James the benefit of the doubt, but the biter has no remorse. He was desperate to get out of the choke, and he admits he tried anything he could.

With the win, Team Nelson takes the lead in the season’s round-of-16 fights with a 4-3 score. Team Nelson’s Dom Waters and Team Carwin’s Mike Ricci are the final two prelim fighters to compete and will meet in next week’s episode.

Catch new episodes of “The Ultimate Fighter 16: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson” every Friday at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on FX. MMAjunkie.com recaps each episode of the reality series, and full series coverage can be found on The Ultimate Fighter 16 page.